Let us first agree that the bar was high for the French rapper Orelsan. The party is over (2017), his 3rd album, was a resounding critical and commercial success in Europe. The comparison will seem unfair, but here it is: Civilization disappoints, even if it is announced by a hard-hitting excerpt from The smell of gasoline : “Nostalgia makes them sparkle the grandeur of a past France that they have fantasized about / Look at the incomprehension seize those who see their faith denigrated without their having anything requested / Look at the fear persuading them that foreigners will come to their living rooms to replace them, ”asserts the MC at one year of the presidential election. However, it is difficult to find rhymes as relevant in the 15 titles of this disc musically torn between concrete stanzas and bluettes guitar-voice, as in the insignificant Better day. Let us retain, in this album finally very light in terms of themes, the most pleasant songs, Breakers Infinity Flowters with the old accomplice Gringe or the excellent Last drink, a prestigious collaboration with Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo (The Neptune).
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